Maintaining the security status quo in South Korea
Authors: Rahul Jaybhay and Anondeeta Chakraborty, JNU Stranded in the deteriorating East Asian security environment, South Korea is witnessing unprecedented…
Drivers and implications of South Korea’s nuclear debate
Author: Jennifer Ahn, Council on Foreign Relations The recent resurgence of public debate over nuclear weapons in South Korea can…
South Korea should not go nuclear
Author: Chung-in Moon, Global Asia The North Korean nuclear predicament has haunted South Koreans for more than 30 years —…
A glimmer of hope for North Korea in 2023
Author: Jamie Reilly, University of Sydney For the people of North Korea, 2022 was another difficult year. But as 2023…
Beijing’s BRI influence over the UN Human Rights Council
Author: Anna Hayes, JCU As a United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) member state, China has a responsibility to promote…
Fixing the deadlock on North Korean denuclearisation
Author: Chung-in Moon On 19 September 2018, after signing the Pyongyang Declaration with then South Korean president Moon Jae-in, North…
Chinese illicit influence scandals in Thailand
Author: Greg Raymond, ANU Two scandals converged in November 2022 in Thailand, forming a perfect storm that threatens the government…
Japan steps closer to global military power
Author: Thomas Wilkins, University of Sydney Realist international relations scholars predicted that after the Cold War Japan would revert to…